# Accident 20230530005779A: Cessna 172R, Miami, FL, May 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2023, 10:10 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: XVES
- Location: 25.6529° N, 80.4380° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6529&lon=-80.4380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2447B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2447B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230530005779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 30, 2023, AT 10:11 A 1999 CESSNA CE-172-R SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE BEARING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L AT THE KTMB MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT ENROLLED AT THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL DURING A SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, PROPELLER, AND NOSE WHEEL. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ON MAY 30, 2023.

WEATHER DATA:

KTMB 301453Z 08006KT 10SM FEW026 30/23 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03000228 55001

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA259), May 30, 2023: Cessna 172 (N2447B), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in substantial damage the airplane’s fuselage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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